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Happy Children’s Book Week! Today I want to share with you, a children’s book I was kindly sent to review called Stranded!

The Blurb

Based on a true story, the author humorously recounts the time his grandfather got stranded with a friend on Surtsey, a brand new volcanic island in Iceland. The adventurers face epic challenges like molten lava, melted eyeglasses and scant supplies before finally getting rescued. Graphic novel-like layouts and spirited text invite readers to search for the one thing that’s not actually true in this thrilling yet light-heated tale of adventure. End notes include information about volcanoes, Icelandic culture and Norse mythology.

What I Thought

This book is brilliant! By far, one of the best children’s books I have read this year!

The author tells the story of his grandfather, who was stranded on a newly formed volcanic island in Iceland in the 1960’s. This tale is based on a true story and is retold with great humour by the author, whose commentary is unique, fun and informative . It is so well written and includes information about Icelandic culture, volcanoes and Norse mythology which is really interesting.

While children will love hearing this story, adults will also enjoy reading it. I absolutely loved it and I am sure it will be one I share in the classroom with my kids! Highly recommend – definitely one of my top reads of the year, if not the best!

Buy ‘Stranded!’

Check out the other reviews on the tour at the blogs below!

Well it has been an honour to be involved with this blog tour for such a brilliant book! I love the author’s style of story telling and know kids will too. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did, let me know your thoughts in the comments below if you grab a copy!

Take care and happy reading,

Natalie

The Spoonie Mummy